System of determining the age and identification of automobile tires



B. E. HIXSUN. HE AGE AND IDENTIFICATION OF AUTOMOBILE TIRES.

SYSTEM OF DETERMINING T AP LICA O ILEDSEPLIQ,192?

Patented Apr 41, .1922.

rm! srAEs ATET OFFICE.

CHARLES E. HIXSON, OF MACON, MISSOURI.

SYSTEM OF DETERMINING THE AGE AND IDENTIFICATION OF AUTOMOBILE TIRES.

Application. filed September 19, 1921.

Be it known that l. (n.xnnns I). IIIXSON. a citizen ot the l nited States. residing at .\Iacou. in the county of acon and State of Missouri. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Systems of Determining the Age and Identification of .\utomobile 'lires. of which the following is a specification. reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a system of determining the age and identification of automobile tires. and the object of the invention is the provision of means whereby the manu t'acti'u'er can readily identify a tire. and the purchaser will know the tire is not old. nor has not been in stock a long time.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means whereby a person ordering a tire from a manufacturer can place his own identification mark on the same. to de termine its age. and at the. same time the manutzu-turer can also have on the tire his identification mark or key.

'ith these and other objects in view. my invention comprises certain novel combina tions. constructions and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter described. illustrated in the accompanying drawings. and

more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view. in elevzu tion. of a portion of a tire showing my system of identification marks thereon.

Figure 2 is a sectional view. taken on line 22. Fig. l. and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a view. similar to Fig. l. ot'

another embodiment of. the present invention.

tlttcn when a party purchases an automobile tire. he secures a tire that has been manut'acturcd for a long time and as age tends to deteriorate or destroy the lite of rubber. it is desirous to enable the purchaser to buy a tire from a manufacturer..or dealer, that is not old. but which has been recently constructed or made. 'lheretore. in carrying out my invention I form during the manufacture of the tire. preferably three spaces or compartments 1, 2 and 3 in the body of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

Serial No. 501,710.

the tire. In space 1 I place the name preferably of the dealer. as an advertising feature. while in space 2 a letter 4" (Fig. 1) or numerals 5 (Fig. 3) is placed or formed by the manufacturer as a means of identification. since this letter. or numerals. will be his key to identity the date the tire was completed: he will have the 'key" in his office; that is. a, reference giving the date of manufacture but to the public it will remain a secret. as the public will not know what letter 4. or numerals 5 designate.

\Vhen the purchaser or user of the tire ordcrs the manufacturer or dealer to furnish same. the purchaser gives a letter. such as 6.

(0) as the "key." or he may give the numeral I T (121) as the key? but. the purchaser. knows the date that be furnished key 6 or ke v" T to the manufacturer. so that the mzmutacturer has to place this key" in space 3. and when the purchaser receives his tire. he will know that it is of recent manufacture or construction. There is no way to deceive the purchaser. for any of the twentysix letters of the alphabet may be used. or any numeral that the purchaser might suggest will have to be placed in the space 3. so that it will be impossible for the manufacturer to keep. in stock. tires of. all possible numerical designations. and. as a consequence. each order has to be filled as it is received by the manutzu'turer. and the necessary key of the particular purchaser placed in space 3.

My system of identification may be involved in a broad sense. in the designation of other classes of goods to be secured from 'a manufacturer.

\Vhat I claim is:

In a system of the class described. thesignature. I

CHARLES E. HIXSON. 

